New snow and winds will create slabs in exposed areas. As the day progresses, watch for stiff or cracking snow. There is a layer of surface hoar that exists in some locations, dig down to see how new snow is bonding.
Great skiing will be found in sheltered treeline locations.
Variable winds and new snow will have created wind slabs at ridge crests and on leeward features in the alpine and at treeline. Snowfall amounts and slab thickness are expected to be greater near the Columbia Icefields.
No new avalanches have been observed or reported in the past few days.
In sheltered areas, 5 to 10cm of new snow has fallen on top of a surface hoar layer. Below this is roughly 30 cm of soft snow and a generally supportive snowpack. We’re currently tracking a mid-November melt-freeze crust located in the mid-pack, though it has not shown any activity in our profiles.
Sunday
Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated flurries (5 cm). High -7 °C with light ridge wind gusting to 35 km/h.
Monday
Flurries amounting to 11 cm of new snow. Low -7 °C and high -3 °C with light ridge wind gusting to 40 km/h.
Tuesday
Flurries amounting to 6 cm. Low -8 °C and high -4 °C with light ridge wind gusting to 35 km/h.
Monday